We had a ton of fun with our friends during our traditional board game night. We even hosted a table tennis tournament. To top the great night off, we also had yummy simit and Turkish tea!
We brought together a group of individuals from startups, corporations, and academia to bring their experiences, expertise, and passion to BLISS, to the Turkish American community, & beyond.
The program consisted of:
8:00-8:30 - Registration & Breakfast
8:30-8:45 - Welcome
8:45-9:00 - Ataturk in the eyes and minds of Turkish American Youth
9:00-9:05 - Remembrance for Ataturk
9:15-10:00 - Fireside Chat with Prof Selcuk Sirin, New York University, on Social Entrepreneurship
10:00-10:45 - Startup Panel on Social Impact & Services
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00-11:45 - Startup Panel on Biotech & Healthcare
11:45-12:30 - Startup Pitching & Speed Networking
12:30-1:15 - Lunch
1:15-2:00 - VC Panel on Startup Investment
2:00-2:45 - Startup Panel on Robotics & AI
2:45-3:00 - Break
3:00-3:45 - Fireside Chat with G. Lincoln McCurdy, President of Turkish Coalition of America, on Civic Entrepreneurship
3:45-4:00 - Closure
Thanks for everybody who was able to join!
To celebrate May 19th Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, we invited you to share your photos that bring together different people or places from different countries all around the world. We arranged an exhibition with top contestant’s photos which reflects their perspective on global youth. We delivered fresh food from Turkish cuisine and let people network with each other (Sponsored by Turkish Airlines).
The Turkish Boston Consul General, Mrs. Ceylan Erisen, received NETSA and the Turkish students living in the New England area to her home. Thanks to all the Turkish students who attended!
We Celebrated the 23rd of April 2019 (National Sovereignty and Children's Day) with our 2nd annual Turkish parade and picnic.
We had a fantastic event with multiple topics and prestigious speakers educating us about: (i) The future of artificial intelligence, (ii) The future of media and art, (iii) The future of entrepreneurship, (iv) The future of education, (v) The future of science.
KEY NOTE SPEAKER: Enver Yücel
Closing Talk : Gökhan Hotamışlıgil
Our panels consisted of:
1. The future of entrepreneurship.
Hakan Şatıroğlu (Opening Talk)
Başak Özer
Çağdaş Şirin
2. The future of artificial intelligence.
Erdoğan Çeşmeli (Opening Talk)
Cansu Canca
Çetin Meriçli
Tekin Meriçli
3. The future of education.
Selçuk Şirin (Opening Talk)
Sinem Vatanarıran
Murat Tarımcılar
Can Erbil
4. The future of science.
Hasan Mandal (Opening Talk)
Canan Dağdeviren
Selim Ünlü
5. The future of media.
Cüneyt Özdemir (Opening Talk)
Afşin Yurdakul
Mehmet Turgut
Life coach, Burcin Karamercan, taught us how to deal with the various pitfalls of life and the correct way to deal with daily struggles. Thanks for giving us the wonderful guidance!
